Neva
#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1918 at #3,728
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1898 · 183 births
- Debut · girls
- 18 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,220since 1880
Neva over time
Rank among girls' names. Neva has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,674 | 65 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,720 | 63 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,751 | 62 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,523 | 68 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,561 | 68 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,098 | 91 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,035 | 96 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,129 | 91 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,169 | 87 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,326 | 79 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,232 | 84 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,073 | 93 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,476 | 75 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,148 | 93 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,419 | 79 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,293 | 84 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,538 | 72 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,704 | 62 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,620 | 63 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,800 | 55 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,103 | 46 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,198 | 43 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,591 | 36 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,497 | 34 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,815 | 29 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,566 | 28 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,851 | 31 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,342 | 42 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,342 | 41 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,020 | 50 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,962 | 49 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,883 | 48 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,464 | 68 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,418 | 69 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,706 | 54 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,465 | 64 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,387 | 65 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,227 | 75 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,213 | 78 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,208 | 79 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,135 | 94 | — | |
| 1963 | #959 | 122 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,008 | 113 | — | |
| 1961 | #952 | 129 | — | |
| 1960 | #932 | 131 | — | |
| 1959 | #891 | 136 | — | |
| 1958 | #859 | 141 | — | |
| 1957 | #712 | 195 | — | |
| 1956 | #742 | 171 | — | |
| 1955 | #700 | 180 | — | |
| 1954 | #626 | 211 | — | |
| 1953 | #567 | 239 | — | |
| 1952 | #658 | 182 | — | |
| 1951 | #700 | 156 | — | |
| 1950 | #689 | 155 | — | |
| 1949 | #662 | 160 | — | |
| 1948 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1947 | #593 | 206 | — | |
| 1946 | #619 | 164 | — | |
| 1945 | #564 | 169 | — | |
| 1944 | #574 | 163 | — | |
| 1943 | #586 | 165 | — | |
| 1942 | #519 | 205 | — | |
| 1941 | #458 | 229 | — | |
| 1940 | #471 | 203 | — | |
| 1939 | #436 | 238 | — | |
| 1938 | #411 | 267 | — | |
| 1937 | #388 | 281 | — | |
| 1936 | #411 | 244 | — | |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | — | |
| 1934 | #367 | 294 | — | |
| 1933 | #352 | 315 | — | |
| 1932 | #357 | 317 | — | |
| 1931 | #332 | 368 | — | |
| 1930 | #343 | 365 | — | |
| 1929 | #336 | 371 | — | |
| 1928 | #365 | 354 | — | |
| 1927 | #327 | 426 | — | |
| 1926 | #325 | 413 | — | |
| 1925 | #340 | 389 | — | |
| 1924 | #313 | 458 | — | |
| 1923 | #322 | 408 | — | |
| 1922 | #301 | 454 | — | |
| 1921 | #302 | 463 | — | |
| 1920 | #276 | 558 | — | |
| 1919 | #310 | 414 | — | |
| 1918 | #300 | 457 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #279 | 487 | — | |
| 1916 | #280 | 449 | — | |
| 1915 | #269 | 472 | — | |
| 1914 | #276 | 353 | — | |
| 1913 | #274 | 289 | — | |
| 1912 | #301 | 224 | — | |
| 1911 | #306 | 168 | — | |
| 1910 | #325 | 141 | — | |
| 1909 | #279 | 163 | — | |
| 1908 | #258 | 184 | — | |
| 1907 | #300 | 137 | — | |
| 1906 | #275 | 147 | — | |
| 1905 | #278 | 141 | — | |
| 1904 | #268 | 138 | — | |
| 1903 | #288 | 121 | — | |
| 1902 | #280 | 124 | — | |
| 1901 | #270 | 120 | — | |
| 1900 | #259 | 157 | — | |
| 1899 | #242 | 131 | — | |
| 1898 | #212 | 183 | — | |
| 1897 | #255 | 124 | — | |
| 1896 | #272 | 112 | — | |
| 1895 | #255 | 122 | — | |
| 1894 | #275 | 102 | — | |
| 1893 | #246 | 116 | — | |
| 1892 | #288 | 87 | — | |
| 1891 | #293 | 74 | — | |
| 1890 | #288 | 74 | — | |
| 1889 | #312 | 61 | — | |
| 1888 | #296 | 63 | — | |
| 1887 | #319 | 45 | — | |
| 1886 | #294 | 49 | — | |
| 1885 | #321 | 40 | — | |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | — | |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | — | |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Neva was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 23 girls a year got the name.
Where Neva is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#97 · 1 in 354
- South Dakota#117 · 1 in 497
- Kansas#152 · 1 in 759
- Utah#153 · 1 in 584
- Colorado#153 · 1 in 748
Best ever in a state: #81 in Idaho, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #97 | 12 | 1 in 354 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 13 | 1 in 497 |
| Kansas | #152 | 21 | 1 in 759 |
| Colorado | #153 | 11 | 1 in 748 |
| Utah | #153 | 9 | 1 in 584 |
| Missouri | #156 | 37 | 1 in 831 |
| Iowa | #169 | 23 | 1 in 957 |
| West Virginia | #181 | 17 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Nebraska | #185 | 12 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Illinois | #205 | 38 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Arkansas | #207 | 19 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Michigan | #210 | 23 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Ohio | #227 | 29 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 18 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Indiana | #257 | 11 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Washington | #259 | 5 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Kentucky | #266 | 14 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Florida | #285 | 5 | 1 in 1,954 |
| California | #292 | 10 | 1 in 2,305 |
| Georgia | #304 | 13 | 1 in 2,641 |
| North Carolina | #336 | 10 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Texas | #344 | 25 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Virginia | #345 | 7 | 1 in 3,877 |
| Wisconsin | #356 | 6 | 1 in 4,164 |
| Minnesota | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,753 |
| New York | #383 | 17 | 1 in 5,951 |
| Louisiana | #393 | 7 | 1 in 2,959 |
| Pennsylvania | #424 | 13 | 1 in 7,659 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 6 | 1 in 4,285 |
| Mississippi | #436 | 5 | 1 in 3,858 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Neva
- 399 spots since 2024 (#3,695 → #3,296)
- 773 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #3,296)
- 1,127 spots since 2015 (#2,169 → #3,296)
- Biggest jump: 93 spots in 1884 (#397 → #304)
- Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1964 (#959 → #1,135)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1898 at #212 (183 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 67 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Highest: 1 in 1,414 girls born in 1898 were named Neva (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.2% of all girls named Neva (4,294) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 375 | #294 (1886) | #344 |
| 1890s | 1,125 | #212 (1898) | #263 |
| 1900s | 1,432 | #258 (1908) | #276 |
| 1910s | 3,454 | #269 (1915) | #292 |
| 1920s | 4,294 | #276 (1920) | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,990 | #332 (1931) | #376 |
| 1940s | 1,830 | #458 (1941) | #569 |
| 1950s | 1,766 | #567 (1953) | #714 |
| 1960s | 950 | #932 (1960) | #1,149 |
| 1970s | 535 | #1,418 (1973) | #1,784 |
| 1980s | 353 | #2,327 (1982) | #2,757 |
| 1990s | 286 | #3,156 (1990) | #3,941 |
| 2000s | 633 | #2,148 (2009) | #2,741 |
| 2010s | 851 | #2,035 (2017) | #2,228 |
| 2020s | 346 | #2,523 (2020) | #2,943 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Neva in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 2,533 of them was named Neva, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 168,913 of them was named Neva, which outranked 22.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).